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Marty Stemmerman
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Steve Hurst
NOVEMBER 2018NOVEMBER 2018NOVEMBER 2018NOVEMBER 2018 LAWRENCE JEWISH COMMLAWRENCE JEWISH COMMLAWRENCE JEWISH COMMLAWRENCE JEWISH COMMUNITY NEWS UNITY NEWS UNITY NEWS UNITY NEWS
“an inclusive and thriving center of Jewish spiritual, cultural and social life for the Lawrence area.”
Shabbat Shabbat Shabbat Shabbat
Service Times Service Times Service Times Service Times
Friday, Nov. 2Friday, Nov. 2Friday, Nov. 2Friday, Nov. 2
6:00pm6:00pm6:00pm6:00pm
Community
Shabbat Dinner
at Oriental Bistro
Saturday, Nov. 10Saturday, Nov. 10Saturday, Nov. 10Saturday, Nov. 10
10:30am10:30am10:30am10:30am
Shabbat
Torah Service
Friday, Nov. 16Friday, Nov. 16Friday, Nov. 16Friday, Nov. 16
7:00pm7:00pm7:00pm7:00pm
With Herb Friedson
& Martha Taylor
Friday, Nov. 23Friday, Nov. 23Friday, Nov. 23Friday, Nov. 23
7:00pm7:00pm7:00pm7:00pm
With Susan Elkins &
Jack Winerock
Friday, Nov. 30Friday, Nov. 30Friday, Nov. 30Friday, Nov. 30
7:00pm7:00pm7:00pm7:00pm
With
Bridey Stangler
All are Welcome!
LJCC 55LJCC 55LJCC 55LJCC 55thththth Annual Blintz BrunchAnnual Blintz BrunchAnnual Blintz BrunchAnnual Blintz Brunch
Sunday, November 4Sunday, November 4Sunday, November 4Sunday, November 4thththth, 2018, 2018, 2018, 2018
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM10:00 AM to 2:00 PM10:00 AM to 2:00 PM10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Inside this issue:Inside this issue:Inside this issue:Inside this issue:
Adult Education ……..………….4
Board Update……………………...7
Calendar…….….…..…..…...…....2
Comics Corner……………..…….6
Contributions.….……..........…..4
Der Yiddisher Vinkel…………..5
Events & Activities……..1, 4, 6
Grocery Certificates…….…..4
Outreach report…………….…..1
Religious School News……...3
Mark your Calendars for the up coming 55th
Annual Blintz Brunch! A Fantas�c
Time will be had by ALL! Remember to set your Clocks back one Hour on
Saturday night before bed for the start of Daylight Savings Time!
♦ Bake Sale & Brunch! Not only are we serving delicious Blintzes with
orange slices, sour cream, & your choice of Strawberry topping or
cinnamon & sugar, and Gourmet Coffee, BUT the Bake Sale will have a
selec�on of Home Baked cakes and pastries, Babkas from Brooklyn, and
chopped liver, Kosher Salamis and other delicacies such as Bagel & Lox
shmears to eat here!
♦ Herb’s Fantas�c Gi� Shop will be open with an assortment of Judaica,
such as Chanukkiah’s, Jewish Books, Art, jewelry, fancy knitwear and
other irresis�ble goodies.
♦ Silent Auc�on: Last but not least we will have our Silent Auc�on
Upstairs, with a wide variety of unique items including Original signed Art
from well known Ar�sts, autographed Books by LJCC member & alumni
authors, gently used tools for the handymen & women, jewelry, exo�c
Fragrance perfumes from NY, like new Bicycles & Helmets, and for the
very first �me, a “GIFT BASKET RAFFLE”! Several extremely nice Gi7
Baskets have been donated with various themes: Wine Basket; Bird
Lovers Basket; Judaic Cooking Baskets; Jewelry Baskets, some with
unique an�que jewelry.
Come Join the Fun! Visit our 55th
Annual LJCC Blintz Brunch! Steve Hurst
LJCC Blintz Brunch Coordinator
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CALENDAR
LAWRENCE JEWISH COMMUNITY NEWS
Yahrzeit
Mi Shebeirach
November Calendar
Friday, Nov. 2 6:00pm Community Shabbat
Dinner at Oriental
Bistro
Saturday, Nov. 3 10am—
noon
Drop off baked goods,
help set up for brunch
Sunday, Nov. 4 10:00am
- 2:00pm
55th Annual Blintz
Brunch!
Saturday, Nov. 10 9:30am LJCC Religious
School
10:30am Shabbat Torah
Service
Potluck Kiddush
luncheon to follow
Thursday, Nov. 15 5:00pm Wise Aging Group
7:30pm Adult Education with
Rabbi Mark Levin
Friday, Nov. 16 7:00pm Shabbat Service with
Herb Friedson &
Martha Taylor
Herb’s 85th birthday
celebration oneg!
Sunday, Nov. 18 9:30am LJCC Board
Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 22 Thanksgiving—office
closed
Friday, Nov. 23 7:00pm Shabbat Service with
Susan Elkins & Jack
Winerock
Friday, Nov. 30 7:00pm Shabbat Service with
Bridey Stangler
Sunday, Nov. 25 11:00am
-12:30pm
Gift Shop Open
House!
Chloe Rombach Cousin of Pat Bates
Daryl Cantor Cousin of Cheryl Lester
Neil Brooks Nephew of Cheryl Lester
Marc Frost Brother of Heather Frost
Jim Schneider
Bob Schulman
Corinne Anderson
Lee Wright
Sharyn Katzman
Shirley Garfield
Herb Primrose Friend of Pat Bates
Terri Rosen
Jan Loux (loo)
Chaim Reuven
ben Dina
Cousin of Cheryl Lester
George Martin
Tara Deaver
Dylan Ryan
Dehncke
Harry George Shaffer November 3, 2009
Ethel Einstein November 5, 1958
Dorothe Greenberg November 5, 1988
Carl Leban November 6, 1981
Manya Raffelock November 12, 1951
Jean Levine November 13, 1990
Louis Weiskopf November 15, 2006
Ruth Friedson November 16, 1990
Leah Berkowitz November 17, 1990
Neil Salkind November 18, 2017
Harold Lionel "Hal" Keltz November 21, 2003
Eva Edmands Acher November 21, 2014
Robert Winner November 22, 2013
Mary Sue "Simrain" Skie November 25, 2016
Iris Pollack November 27, 1997
Shirley Brown Schwartz November 28, 2016
Ida Tabachnik Winerock November 28, 1999
Emmy Fischbein Herzfeld November 29, 1983
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As the LJCC prepares for its third month of the new Religious School program, we must admit that it’s probably
�me for a renaming. It’s not religious school – not in the way most of us grew up thinking about it. The bulk of the
learning isn’t, a7er all, in the school, but a7er “religious school” session ends, at the dining room tables, in the kitch-
ens, and cars of our community’s Jewish families. The goal is not to have a child leave that Saturday morning with new
knowledge, then, but rather to have a prop or discussion piece to carry with them the rest of the month.
Consider the “teeny �ny torahs” made in October. These cute li@le projects were at first considered by some
to be just that – a fluffy ac�vity around a Jewish theme intended to fill the �me. But children were encouraged to
select a prayer that spoke to them deeply about their own faith and to use it throughout the month as a touchstone.
We discussed how they might be read on Shabbat evenings as candles were lit, or as a way to feel grounded during
the stresses of the school day. Then, a week later, one child’s family posted to social media how he used his torah to
explain his Judaism to classmates. This boy had chosen the Sh’ma to go in his torah scroll, and his teacher read the
prayer aloud to the class.
If we seek to impart all Jewish knowledge to our children in one hour a month, we’ll fail—and abysmally. Let
us instead see this monthly Family Shabbat as an opportunity to return to community and ins�ll a love of our faith and
tradi�ons. Let us share with children the tools to prac�ce Judaism and with parents, the language to imbue life with a
sense of Jewish wonder.
The Family Shabbat Experience is open to everyone and the support of all genera�ons is needed to create a
las�ng love of Judaism. Please feel free to join the celebra�on on the second Saturday morning of every month.
SHABBAT MORNING SCHEDULE
(2nd Shabbat of each month)
9:00 a.m.
Breakfast is served! Families are invited for a morning nosh before diving in.
9:30 a.m.
Family Shabbat Begins with stories and song.
10:20 a.m.
Kids are released from age-specific programming
10:30 a.m.
All members of the congrega�on sit down to Shabbat morning worship together.
First Aliyah
Kids will leave the service to con�nue with age-specific programming while the
adult congrega�on remains for more in-depth study and discussion of the weekly parshah.
12:00
The whole congrega�on enjoys a Shabbat Kiddush luncheon.
Moving forward, the LJCC religious school is known simply as “Family Shabbat.” It is the point in the month
when we return to each other and return to Shabbat. It is our chance to jump back into our faith and tradi�ons—
together.
Religious School NewsReligious School NewsReligious School NewsReligious School News Bridey Stangler Bridey Stangler Bridey Stangler Bridey Stangler
Religious School CoordinatorReligious School CoordinatorReligious School CoordinatorReligious School Coordinator
The LJCC’s
Family Shabbat
and children’s
programming is
funded in part
by a grant from
the
Flo Harris
Foundation.
October Contributions
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CONTRIBUTIONS
Remember that purchasing grocery certificates benefits the LJCC while costing nothing extra to the user!
We all need to eat… We all need to buy gas… Why not benefit the LJCC at the same time? It’s easy!
Contact Marty in the office with any questions.
Many thanks to the following people who have chosen to benefit the LJCC by purchasing certificates this month:
Don’t Forget Don’t Forget Don’t Forget Don’t Forget
Grocery & Grocery & Grocery & Grocery &
GasGasGasGas
Certificates!Certificates!Certificates!Certificates!
Judy Roitman
Heather Frost Marty Stemmerman
Jan Stewart Jonathan Paretsky
General Fund David & Katherine Berkowitz In loving memory of their parents: Morton Harry Berkowitz Leah Ruben Berkowitz Dale Edward Kline Margaret Jean Kline Suzanne Sherr In appreciation and admiration of all the leaders of our High Holiday services. Thank you. Virginia Katz Jerome Berkowitz & Nancy Briggs Martin & Maureen Winkler In loving memory of Edward Winkler Barri & Nathan Horn Miles & Paula Schnaer In appreciation of the High Holiday services. Adult Education Susan Elkins & Jack Winerock Martin & Maureen Winkler We list donations received with the exception of dues or pledge
payments. If you would prefer not to have your donation listed,
please let us know.
Sign up to benefit the LJCC every time
you make a purchase from Amazon!
Support the LJCC every time you make a purchase from Amazon. It’s easy!
Here’s how it works:
• Go to smile.amazon.com and sign up, choosing “Lawrence Jewish Community, Inc.”
• After you sign up, your future purchases (minus shipping, gift wrapping, etc.) automatically contrib-ute .05 percent to the LJCC.
• Just start your purchases at smile.amazon.com. You don't have to do anything else special, and there’s no cost to you.
• Contact the LJCC office with any questions.
Adult Education Adult Education Adult Education Adult Education with with with with
Rabbi Mark LevinRabbi Mark LevinRabbi Mark LevinRabbi Mark Levin
Thursday, November 15Thursday, November 15Thursday, November 15Thursday, November 15
7:30pm7:30pm7:30pm7:30pm
Rabbi Levin is available for pastoral counseling
appointments on the Thursdays that he is here.
Email him at [email protected] to
schedule an appointment.
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Der Yiddisher Vinkel Der Yiddisher Vinkel Der Yiddisher Vinkel Der Yiddisher Vinkel Do you have Do you have Do you have Do you have mazel tovmazel tovmazel tovmazel tov? (Or ? (Or ? (Or ? (Or vos iz ayer tsaykhnvos iz ayer tsaykhnvos iz ayer tsaykhnvos iz ayer tsaykhn?)?)?)?)
Part 1 Part 1 Part 1 Part 1 Jonathan ParetskyJonathan ParetskyJonathan ParetskyJonathan Paretsky
As I write this month's column, my birthday is fast approaching. I was born on October 27, which makes me
a Scorpio. And that awareness got me thinking about astrology and signs from the heavens.
Our ancient ancestors lived in a world at best dimly lit at night, with no electric or gas lights. One can try to
imagine how bright the heavenly bodies must have shone in the dry night air! There was great mystery as to
what those overhead lights, seemingly arranged in designs, could be, and why certain designs appeared at
certain �mes of the year. Equally mysterious were the wandering stars—the planets—and the bright sun of
the day and the luminous moon of the night. All of those wanderers traveled within the confines of twelve
specific pictures, or constella�ons, seen in the arrangement of the "fixed" stars. Surely the mo�ons of all
these things had significance for us.
We are accustomed to saying mazl tov as a message of congratula�ons. The word mazl, which is derived
from Hebrew and has come to mean "luck," originally referred to the stars and constella�ons, and the signs
of the Zodiac are mazoles. As language evolved, the word came to refer to a fiLng or a suitable �me be-
cause the constella�ons are in certain posi�ons on certain days and at certain �mes. Mazl tov thus meant
"a good star" or an "auspicious omen." We recall Shakespeare's Parolles, who was "born under a charitable
star." Over �me, "a good star" evolved to mean "good luck" and then a congratulatory recogni�on of some
happy event. The Germanic word shtern is less ambiguous: it means a star, with less of the metaphorical
meaning that mazl has.
Jewish tradi�on, much like gen�le tradi�on, a@ached great significance to astrology. For example, in the
Talmud, Rav Papa said, "A Jew should avoid li�ga�on with gen�les in the month of Av, because his mazl is
bad; he should move the court case to Adar, when his mazl is good." (I wonder why we weren’t taught this
in law school. Professor Go@lieb? Professor Shapiro? Professor Levy? Professor Lovitch?)
In this month's column we look at the sun and the moon, which appear to
move through the "houses" of the Zodiac.
Di zun is the sun. Di zun shaynt glaykh, oyf orem un raykh. The sun shines
the same on both the poor and the rich. Di eygene zun makht layvnt vays,
un dem tsigayner shwarts. The same sun makes lined white and a gypsy
black.
Di levone is the moon. Men muz di levone mekhadesh zayn, azoy lang zi sht-
eyt. One should bless the new moon as long as possible. What is meant is
that one should take advantage of an opportunity when it arises.
Next month we will address what to call the sun signs if we translate their
names from Hebrew or La�n into Yiddish. In the mean�me...
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LJCC Announcements
Bake Sale Reminder
Bring in your Home Baked Goods and Jewish
Ethnic Foods on Saturday Morning, Nov. 3rd
from 10am—noon. Please have your baked
items a@rac�vely packaged for sale, with in-
gredients listed. Contact Steve Hurst with
any ques�ons.
Blintz Brunch Volunteers
Please remember to show up for your shi7 15
minutes ahead of �me! We especially need
some people who are willing to stay a7er the
brunch to help clean up and get things back
in order. Contact Steve Hurst at 766-0029 or
[email protected] if you can help out.
November 16 Service & Celebra�on!
In thanksgiving for his 85th
birthday, Herb Friedson and
Martha Taylor will lead the
Shabbat service on
Friday November 16 and
sponsor the oneg a7er the
service. We hope you will
be able to join us for this special Shabbat!
Chanukah at the Gi� Shop The first night of Chanukah
is early this year, Sunday
December 2nd. The Gi7
Shop will be open for your
shopping convenience on
Sunday November 25th,
11:00 to 12:30 p.m. and by
appointment (call Herb 841 3328). The Gi7
Shop carries a wide selec�on of Chanukah
merchandise including candles, menorahs,
dreidles, gelt, toys, games, decora�ons, gi7
wrap and much more. Mark your calendar
and support the Gi7 Shop.
The Comics Corner The Comics Corner The Comics Corner The Comics Corner Jonathan Paretsky
The September newsle@er inaugurated this column with Jewish War
Heroes. This month, we take up a segment from a comic book that
came out right a7er World War II. The comic compares allied bombing
missions to the legendary golem that saved the Jews of Prague. From
The Challenger, July 1946, Writer: Bob Bernstein; Inks: Joe Kubert.
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LJCC Board President Jordan Yochim 785-218-1310 [email protected]
Vice-President Michael Hennecke 785-979-1166 [email protected]
Treasurer Martin Winkler 847-370-5125 [email protected]
Corresponding Secretary Suzanne Sherr 785-842-2557 [email protected]
Past President Jonathan Paretsky 785-832-8993 [email protected]
Members-at-Large Pat Bates 785-842-0303 [email protected]
John Hoopes 785-841-7636 [email protected]
Leslie Newman 785-843-3388 [email protected]
Cheryl Lester 785-841-7636 [email protected]
Jonathan Paretsky 785-832-8993 [email protected]
Greg Rudnick 785-542-9874 [email protected]
Erica Fox Zabusky 785-840-9611 [email protected]
JCW JCW Board Representative Shelley Skie 785-760-3448
Past President Martha Taylor 785 841-3328
JCW Gift Shop Herb Friedson 785-841-3328
L’dor V’dor L’dor V’dor L’dor V’dor L’dor V’dor
SocietySocietySocietySociety
Herman & Louise Leon
Robert Einstein (deceased)
Susan Elkins &
Jack Winerock
Anita Herzfeld
Frances & Floyd Horowitz
Dinah Lovitch
Judith Roitman
Beverly & Howard
Rosenfeld
Leni & Neil Salkind
Artie Shaw
John W. Hoopes &
Lauren Mattleman Hoopes
David & Sharyn Brooks Katzman
The L’Dor V’dor Society is a group
of individuals who have left prop-
erty or funds to the LJCC in their
estate plans. This Society is open
to everyone, and the only require-
ment is to let the Treasurer know
that you have mentioned the LJCC
in your estate plan. Exact details
of what is allocated are not re-
quired, but the estate plan must be
properly executed.
LJCC Board Report
The LJCC Board met on Sunday, October 21 at 9:30am.
Items discussed included:
♦ The Sukkot celebration went well, with 40 people in attendance.
♦ The new Family Shabbat programming for Religious School has had a successful start.
♦ The Cemetery Committee has received a request from another congregation to join with LJCC in using B’nai Israel cemetery.
♦ Maintenance costs for cemetery approved.
♦ Discussion of Blintz Brunch plans, including pre-brunch expenses.
♦ Volunteers have stepped up to help with the Silent Auction.
♦ Concern of the feasibility of continuing Adult Education due to low turn-out.
♦ Concern over low numbers of volunteers at LINK.
♦ Plans for Chanukah celebration discussed.
♦ Discussion of the use of the building on Shabbat mornings. Review of LJCC policies.
Questions about board activity may be addressed to any board member.
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